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Which of the following is not one of the central concepts in the paradigm for the discipline of dental
hygiene? - Correct answer-Patient
(The term patient was not selected as one of the central concepts in the paradigm for the discipline of
dental hygiene. The term patient was not selected because it is limited to an individual and because it
connotes illness and a passive role on the part of the recipient of dental hygiene care.)
Which of the following is not a step in the dental hygiene process of care? - Correct answer-Verification
(The dental hygiene process of care consists of the following five steps: assessment, diagnosing,
planning, implementing, and evaluating.)
The Collaborative Practice Model primarily emphasizes which of the following? - Correct answer-Dental
hygienists working with other healthcare providers to provide optimum client care
(Collaboration is the process of working together for the achievement of common goals. The
collaborative practice model assumes that the provision of oral healthcare is a complex process that
requires a full spectrum of professional knowledge, skills, and judgments; therefore collaboration
between dentists and dental hygienists, working together as colleagues, has the potential for allowing
high-quality comprehensive oral healthcare to be offered to the public. In a collaborative practice,
dental hygienists and dentists cooperate as colleagues to integrate their respective care regimens into a
single comprehensive approach to provide high-quality client care. Although both professions can and
should work together to improve the dental health status of the public, each has a specific role that
complements and augments the effectiveness of the other.)
The term client is frequently preferred in healthcare settings for which of the following reasons? -
Correct answer-It connotes wellness as well as illness and suggests an active participant in healthcare.
(The term client is broader in scope than the term patient because it can refer to a group as well as to an
individual. It also connotes wellness rather than illness. Given that the focus of dental hygiene is to
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prevent oral disease and promote wellness, the term client emphasizes that not all those for whom we
provide care are in need of treatment for a disease. Last the term client emphasizes the self-
determination of the recipient of dental hygiene care, because individuals who seek dental hygiene care
generally choose to do so and are in a partnership with the dental hygienist to promote and maintain
personal oral health and wellness.)
The professional model of dental hygiene emphasizes that the dental hygienist: - Correct answer-
implements self-generated preventive oral care regimens.
(The professional model views dental hygiene as knowledge based. It views the dental hygienist as an
oral healthcare provider who implements self-generated preventive care regimens; uses a process of
care to assess needs, diagnose dental hygiene problems, and plan, implement, and evaluate care;
collaborates with the dentist and other healthcare professionals; is accountable to the client; and fulfills
roles through the functions of clinician, educator, manager, consumer advocate, and researcher.)
The five roles of the dental hygienist are which of the following? - Correct answer-Clinician,
administrator or manager, researcher, advocate, educator
(Dental hygiene includes interrelated roles of clinician, educator, administrator or manager, researcher,
and advocate. For example, as a clinician the dental hygienist uses a process of care, helps the client set
oral health goals, and collaborates with the client to meet those goals with a minimal cost of time and
energy. Dental hygienists assume the role of educator when clients have learning needs. Dental
hygienists use management skills when they understand the administrative structure of the
employment setting and use this structure to achieve organizational and client goals. As a client
advocate the dental hygienist protects and supports clients' rights and well-being, believing that clients
have the right to make their own decisions about healthcare after they have been provided with
information to make an informed choice. As a researcher the dental hygienist tests assumptions
underlying dental hygiene practice and investigates dental hygiene problems to improve oral healthcare
and the practice of dental hygiene.)
All of the following describe accreditation EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? - Correct answer-A
formal agency developing the dental and dental hygiene practice acts.
(Accreditation is the process by which an external agency evaluates an institution or program of study
according to predetermined, national standards. Associate degree, diploma, certificate, and
baccalaureate degree programs focusing on entry-level dental hygiene education must meet certain
national standards to remain accredited and for the protection of the public.)
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Which of the following is not one of the central concepts in the paradigm for the discipline of dental
hygiene? - Correct answer-Patient
(The term patient was not selected as one of the central concepts in the paradigm for the discipline of
dental hygiene. The term patient was not selected because it is limited to an individual and because it
connotes illness and a passive role on the part of the recipient of dental hygiene care.)
Which of the following is not a step in the dental hygiene process of care? - Correct answer-Verification
(The dental hygiene process of care consists of the following five steps: assessment, diagnosing,
planning, implementing, and evaluating.)
The Collaborative Practice Model primarily emphasizes which of the following? - Correct answer-Dental
hygienists working with other healthcare providers to provide optimum client care
(Collaboration is the process of working together for the achievement of common goals. The
collaborative practice model assumes that the provision of oral healthcare is a complex process that
requires a full spectrum of professional knowledge, skills, and judgments; therefore collaboration
between dentists and dental hygienists, working together as colleagues, has the potential for allowing
high-quality comprehensive oral healthcare to be offered to the public. In a collaborative practice,
dental hygienists and dentists cooperate as colleagues to integrate their respective care regimens into a
single comprehensive approach to provide high-quality client care. Although both professions can and
should work together to improve the dental health status of the public, each has a specific role that
complements and augments the effectiveness of the other.)
The term client is frequently preferred in healthcare settings for which of the following reasons? -
Correct answer-It connotes wellness as well as illness and suggests an active participant in healthcare.
(The term client is broader in scope than the term patient because it can refer to a group as well as to an
individual. It also connotes wellness rather than illness. Given that the focus of dental hygiene is to
, DARBY AND WALSH DENTAL HYGIENE 5TH EDITION BY
BOWEN TEST BANK]
prevent oral disease and promote wellness, the term client emphasizes that not all those for whom we
provide care are in need of treatment for a disease. Last the term client emphasizes the self-
determination of the recipient of dental hygiene care, because individuals who seek dental hygiene care
generally choose to do so and are in a partnership with the dental hygienist to promote and maintain
personal oral health and wellness.)
The professional model of dental hygiene emphasizes that the dental hygienist: - Correct answer-
implements self-generated preventive oral care regimens.
(The professional model views dental hygiene as knowledge based. It views the dental hygienist as an
oral healthcare provider who implements self-generated preventive care regimens; uses a process of
care to assess needs, diagnose dental hygiene problems, and plan, implement, and evaluate care;
collaborates with the dentist and other healthcare professionals; is accountable to the client; and fulfills
roles through the functions of clinician, educator, manager, consumer advocate, and researcher.)
The five roles of the dental hygienist are which of the following? - Correct answer-Clinician,
administrator or manager, researcher, advocate, educator
(Dental hygiene includes interrelated roles of clinician, educator, administrator or manager, researcher,
and advocate. For example, as a clinician the dental hygienist uses a process of care, helps the client set
oral health goals, and collaborates with the client to meet those goals with a minimal cost of time and
energy. Dental hygienists assume the role of educator when clients have learning needs. Dental
hygienists use management skills when they understand the administrative structure of the
employment setting and use this structure to achieve organizational and client goals. As a client
advocate the dental hygienist protects and supports clients' rights and well-being, believing that clients
have the right to make their own decisions about healthcare after they have been provided with
information to make an informed choice. As a researcher the dental hygienist tests assumptions
underlying dental hygiene practice and investigates dental hygiene problems to improve oral healthcare
and the practice of dental hygiene.)
All of the following describe accreditation EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION? - Correct answer-A
formal agency developing the dental and dental hygiene practice acts.
(Accreditation is the process by which an external agency evaluates an institution or program of study
according to predetermined, national standards. Associate degree, diploma, certificate, and
baccalaureate degree programs focusing on entry-level dental hygiene education must meet certain
national standards to remain accredited and for the protection of the public.)
